Modern Contraceptive Preference And Kap Study Among Women Of Reproductive Age Group (15-49) In Bahir-dar Town And Periurban Area North West Ethiopia 2002

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This is a community-based cross-sectional comparative study conducted in Bahir-Dar townrnand periurban area in December 2002, North west Ethiopia with the purpose of assessingrndeterminants related to modern contraceptive preference and KAP study among women ofrnreproductive age group. A multistage sampling procedure was carried out to interview 892rnwomen in both study areas. A pre -tested structured questionnaire complemented with focusrngroup discussion were the main tools for data collection.rnThe study revealed that there is statistically significant difference between Bahir-Dar townrnand periurban area by: age, marital status, education, occupation, family size, monthlyrnincome, age at first marriage and birth, number of current and desired number of children.rnNinety eight per cent of women in urban and ninety six percent of women in the periurbanrnarea have heard of modern contraceptives. Among respondents 10% knew at least onernmethod and 19% knew three methods. The most popular modern contraceptive were oralrnpill, injectable and Norplant. More than 90% of respondents approved modernrncontraceptive use and 85% of women intend to use modern contraceptive in the future inrnboth study areas.rnThe contraceptive prevalence rate in Bahir-Dar town was 37.7%, while in the periurbanrnarea it was 16.3%. Desire for more children in periurban and being single in urban were thernmajor reason for non use of modern contraceptive methods, while desire for more childrenrnand preferred method is not available were the major reasons for use discontinuing in bothrnstudy areas. Injectable was the most commonly preferred modern contraceptive (62.9%)rnboth in urban and periurban followed by oral pill (30.1%) and Norplant (4.0 %) .rnixrnIn multivariate analysis statistically significant associations were seen between higherrnknowledge and age, marital status, education, occupation and currently using methods.rnAttitude towards modern contraceptives in relation to age, marital status, education, andrncurrently practicing methods was found to be statistically significant. Practicing of modernrncontraceptive method also showed significant association with socio demographicrnvariables. In the analysis of preference: - age, marital status, education, occupation, andrnnumber of children showed statistically significant association with preference of oral pillrnand injectable, while preference of Norplant showed statistically significant associationrnwith age, marital status and number of children. Improving the quality of family planningrnservice to satisfy clients in their method of choice and improving the service in periurbanrnarea by organizing Community Based Distribution family planning program underrngovernment health institutions are recommended.

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Modern Contraceptive Preference And Kap Study Among Women Of Reproductive Age Group (15-49) In Bahir-dar Town And Periurban Area North West Ethiopia 2002

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